Just Had a Trip to Feline

[Philly Q]

Yeah, kind of..... but I always think they'll look even better with the finish on.  Maple without a stain or a sunburst is a pretty boring colour.

[Dmoney]

gibson would call it a 'raw maple' and tell you its a stripped down rock machine for the REAL player.

[gwEm]

Yeah, kind of..... but I always think they'll look even better with the finish on.  Maple without a stain or a sunburst is a pretty boring colour.

mmm, always preferred les pauls with less bling bling tops to be honest...

edit: having said that... the feline aubergine burst sounds quite tasteful

[pagan7]

I have to agree with gwEm on this one, a nice coating of beeswax to seal the wood and buffed to bring out the grain would look fabulous IMO  8)

[Philly Q]

Yeah, kind of..... but I always think they'll look even better with the finish on.  Maple without a stain or a sunburst is a pretty boring colour.

mmm, always preferred les pauls with less bling bling tops to be honest...

Yeah, I didn't mean highly figured maple - I like the look of plaintop LPs too.  But they still need a bit of colour.

Actually, some of the best looking LPs have no wood grain showing at all - black or goldtop!  :)

Personally (if I was getting one built) I'd avoid the usual brown/red/amber/sunburst colours and go for blue, purple or green.  Nowhere near unique, but a bit unusual at least.

[nfe]

Actually, some of the best looking LPs have no wood grain showing at all - black or goldtop!  :)

Affirmative. Only switch some for all.

[andymac]

Yeah, kind of..... but I always think they'll look even better with the finish on.  Maple without a stain or a sunburst is a pretty boring colour.

mmm, always preferred les pauls with less bling bling tops to be honest...

Yeah, I didn't mean highly figured maple - I like the look of plaintop LPs too.  But they still need a bit of colour.

Actually, some of the best looking LPs have no wood grain showing at all - black or goldtop!  :)

Personally (if I was getting one built) I'd avoid the usual brown/red/amber/sunburst colours and go for blue, purple or green.  Nowhere near unique, but a bit unusual at least.

I already have a green one, thought I'd go for something a bit different.

[Philly Q]

I quite like that look!  That's a Gibson in one of their short-lived colours, isn't it?

[andymac]

I quite like that look!  That's a Gibson in one of their short-lived colours, isn't it?

Yep Gecko.  Nobody seemed to like them so they were about £200 cheaper at the time.  It does seem to vary from guitar to guitar.  Obviously I like mine, but I have seen some that look a little strange.

Andy